R1R

R1R then. These don’t have a good step in feel and walking is underwhelming, but as soon as you hit a running stride… perfect.

Mount to coast R1 and nothing else has come close. It’s not a super fun shoe, it’s a “wow, did I really just run 20 miles? I feel great” shoe. Which is 100% what I want in a dedicated long run shoe.

I went through a lot of shoes looking for this one. Many were okay, none were great. I finally let my running shoe store talk me into the Mount to Coast R1. Perfect.

The Mach 6 is good for me up to about 8 miles, then they get a little pinchy. I can do big miles in the Ride 18 comfortably to about 15 miles or so. I personally hate max cushion shoes. They are too soft and I get Achilles tendinitis from them, and my feet get fatigued. My current favorite long run shoe and the only shoe in my rotation is instantly replace with the same exact one if I lost it is the Mount to Coast R1. For reference I run 50 to 60mpw, easy pace around 9:15. current rotation: Daily - ride18 mostly, the Mach 6 and New Balance Rebel v4 get some action Tempo and intervals - Endorphin speed 5, sometimes the mach6 for short (less than 8 mile) runs Long - M2C R1 Shoes I tried and hated: Novablast5, NB FF More V4, NB 1080v14, Ghost Max (Version 1), Triumph 23. The glycerin max didn’t wow me, but I didn’t instantly hate them. I didn’t like them enough to run in them more than once

I personally love the 2. One of my all time favorite shoes. But I prefer a firmer shoe. Not a fan of the SB3. My absolute favorite shoe right now is the Mount to Coast R1

I’d recommend the R1. By far my favorite road shoe. At any pace, except maybe really short max effort intervals

The R1 is my favorite shoe I’ve ever worn, at any pace, for any duration. I’m going to get a pair of these for a “trail” marathon. It’s just well maintained gravel roads, no actual trail running/technical stuff. The R1 DOES NOT bottom out. Mile 20 feels the same as mile one for me. Never experienced this in any shoe I’ve worn. Closest was the asics superblast 2, but it’s not even that close.

My HM PR (1:41) is in the mountains to coast R1. And that was a long Fartlek run, not even a race. I love this shoe. Definitely worth looking into.

I’d highly recommend the Mount to coast H1 or T1, and recommend it a lot. Most people ignore these recommendations because the shoe is not widely known/reviewed. But people that have them swear by them. The R1 is hands down my favorite shoe of all time. Some running stores stock these, if so try on a pair.

4 shoe because I don’t train in race shoes Ride 18 - Daily/long Endorphin Speed 5 - tempo/workouts Mount to Coast R1 - tempo, workout, long run, race if I had to stick with 3 shoes. Endorphin Pro 4 for the race

The R1 is my favorite shoe I’ve ever worn and it’s not even close. Second place is distant, but the SB3

Superblast 2 and the Mount To Coast R1 do it for me.

Yes. It's a race shoe...for 100 milers. The outsole may be the only annoyance, so I would go for the R1R, particularly if you will be on pavement.

It is not Altra level but the MTC R1 is quite accommodating in the forefoot.

Yes. It's a race shoe...for 100 milers. The outsole may be the only annoyance, so I would go for the R1R, particularly if you will be on pavement.

I’ve just purchased my first pair of Mount to Coast R1 running shoes. They’re built for ultra marathons. So far, I love them

Love my mount to coast r1, bot them for long runs but ended up becoming my go to. I’m not fast 100 kilos, 150-155 cadence, 9-10 min pace. All other shoes people with higher cadence recommend felt like I was running in mud.

Ran a 100k in one pair of R1s on a mixed gravel to road ultra and they were great for me. I’ve also used them for a 100 miler and had zero blisters. Pretty much exclusively to using the R1s now. Not to discredit your experience at all. But I’ve gone through 4 pairs now and all have been amazing. I will add for the OP that the M2C H1s are in my opinion their best shoe, but I’m seeing that I’m only getting about 400 miles out of them as opposed to ~700 out of the R1s.